カテゴリー: TUAN-topics

On October 12, 2024, Dr. Lan Phuong who is a representative of Tsukuba Universal Alumni Network (TUAN), held a Hanoi alumni meeting in collaboration with local alumni.

TUAN is a network that includes not only former international students, but also Japanese alumni living abroad, as well as current international students and Japanese students and was launched in 2023 with the aim of deepening exchanges among overseas alumni organizations and alumni and connecting them with their alma mater.

In addition to 11 alumni, President NAGATA Kyosuke and Director General OHNEDA Osamu of the Bureau of Global Initiatives participated in this Hanoi alumni meeting in person, Director NOMURA Nakao of the International Exchange Support Office and three current Vietnamese students from Japan, and one Vietnamese alumnus living in the United States also participated online, achieving an exchange that transcends physical distance.

At the meeting, the diverse careers of our graduates were also introduced. Alumni who are active in a wide range of fields shared their experiences and knowledge and discussed how to utilize and develop this network in the future. They explored the possibility of further collaboration and exchanged opinions on future prospects.

In addition, children whose parents are both alumni also participated as special participants, reemphasizing the importance of connections to the next generation.

Efforts will be continued to deepen ties among alumni to further develop our international network.

Today, Friday, October 4, 2024, TUAN officers will hold the TUAN General Meeting at TGSW2024.

The representatives of TUAN, Dr. NGO THI LAN PHUONG and vice reprecentative Dr. KHAN HIDAYAT ULLAH will visit Japan!

In addition to the TUAN general meeting, a panel discussion between current students and graduations and a mini alumni meeting by two visiting officers are planned.

We look forward to your participation!

Date: Friday, October 4, 2024, 1:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Place: Conference Room 6, University of Tsukuba University Hall

Session Title: Session 4-14 “Tsukuba Universal Alumni Network (TUAN) – Connecting Current Students and Alumni Abroad

Program:

1 TUAN General Assembly

2 Panel Discussion

3 Mini-reunion

HP: Tsukuba Universal Alumni Network(TUAN)ー現役学生と海外同窓生を繋ぐー – TGSW2024

The University of Tsukuba Malaysia opened in the Malaysian capital Kuala Lumpur on September 1, 2024. This is the first case that Japanese university launched its overseas branch campus awarding Japanese degrees.

On September 2, a signing ceremony was held in the presence of Minister of Higher Education (MOHE) Malaysia YB Dato’ Seri Diraja Dr. Zambry Abd Kadir in the morning. Afterwards, the opening ceremony and entrance ceremony were held, attended by representatives from both Malaysia and Japan, Mr. YBhg. Dato’ Dr. Haji Megat Sany bin Megat Ahmad Supian, Deputy Secretary-General of MOHE, Malaysia and Mr. YANO Kazuhiko, Senior Deputy Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) Japan, Mr. TAKAHASHI Katsuhiko, Embassy of Japan in Malaysia.

From 2016 this project was initiated to trigger student exchange with National Taiwan University (NTU), a partner university under the Campus-in-Campus (CiC) Initiative. The objectives are to foster friendships between students from both NTU and our university through cultural exchanges, and to develop and cultivate their international awareness and capabilities as global citizens.

Regarding the content of the project, before the final meeting, small groups consisting of students from NTU and our university engage in discussions on a common theme related to current global issues. Finally, for the final presentation our students or NTU students visit either university for few days. Including the discussions, the whole events are conducted in English.

This time 16 students from our university (including both undergraduate and graduate students) and 18 students from NTU participated, forming eight groups to discuss this year’s theme “Digital Abuse”. After several online discussions held from May to June, NTU students visited our university from July 19 to July 21 to engage debates and each group held the final presentation.

From July 31 to August 2, 2024, CRICED, in collaboration with IACE (Institute of APEC Collaborative Education) under the direct supervision of the APEC Korean Ministry of Education, held the 2024 APEX (Japan-Korea) at the University of Tsukuba Tokyo Campus.

During the three-day workshop, 22 participants, mainly in-service teachers at the elementary education level in Korea and at the elementary and secondary education level in Japan, shared information about each other’s international exchange projects and discussed issues that Japan and Korea face in the field of education, making the training a fulfilling experience.

APEC (Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation) is a framework for economic cooperation involving 21 countries and regions in the Asia-Pacific region, and this workshop was a new first step toward promoting international exchange in the field of school education through cooperation between Japanese and Korean teachers.

It is hoped that further development of ties between teachers in Japan and Korea, as well as between students in both countries, will be possible in the future.

On July 10, 2024, the 4th Japan-North Africa University Summit, co-organized by the University of Tsukuba, University of Carthage, University of Tunis El Manar, and University of Sousse, was held at Hotel El Mouradi Gammarth, Tunisia, with support from Tunisia’s Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research.

The summit gathered 80 participants, including representatives from eight Japanese universities, 13 North African universities, and representative from Nigeria. It focused on enhancing institutional research collaboration and academic exchanges between Japan and North Africa.

On July 4, 2024, at the request of SEAMEO INNOTECH, Center for Research on International Cooperation in Educational Development (CRICED)

hosted 33 researchers from Technological Institute of the Philippines (TIP) to conduct a study tour on technology, innovation, and artificial

intelligence (AI).

On July 19 during the lunch break, a cultural exchange event “Borderless Online Meeting” was held.

Ms. Ekaterina Leondieva, a student from the Master’s Program in Design at the Graduate School of Comprehensive Human Sciences gave a presentation titled “Festivals and Celebrations in Bulgaria”.

Participants enjoyed conversation in English introducing customs and festivals of their countries to each other.

In November 2023, during the 10th-anniversary sister city event between Tsukuba City and Grenoble City, “La Saison Japonaise,” origami workshops featuring three-dimensional origami designed by Professor Mitani of University of Tsukuba were held.

Additionally, posters created by high school students from Lycées André Argouges in Grenoble on the theme of “Tsukuba City” were also displayed in MIG.

These works are currently being exhibited at the Consulate General’s office in Lyon.

Please check the Instagram of the Lyon Consulate General’s office for posts about the exhibition.

Origami：https://www.instagram.com/p/C8ZkcbsIHh9/

Posters：https://www.instagram.com/p/C8rlm9PI-5e/

On June 13, 2024, the Online Student Symposium “SUSTAINABILITY HORIZONS”, jointly organized by University of Tsukuba and Ruhr University Bochum, took place.

This event was held as the first step to establish an exchange between the two universities in the field of sustainability.

In the beginning, Prof. Suzuki Iwane, Deputy Director of the Organization for DESIGN THE FUTURE, University of Tsukuba, and Prof. Andreas Löschel, Chief Sustainability Officer of the Ruhr University Bochum, explained the sustainability initiatives of both universities.

Then a member of “Echo UT”, a student group working on sustainability activities on and off campus, from the University of Tsukuba, and a student working at the “Green Office” of the Ruhr University Bochum, which is promoting campus sustainability actions, introduced their respective student-led activities.

At the end of the event, participants shared their views that they were greatly inspired by each other’s activities, that it was a wonderful opportunity for global communication, and that the event reaffirmed the importance of continuing the dialogue on the topic of sustainability.